Shape
Kantharos
κάνθαρος
1658 vases
A deep drinking cup with two high vertical handles rising above the rim. Particularly associated with Dionysus — the god is often shown holding a kantharos.
Function & Use
Drinking cup, sacred to Dionysus
1658 examples
KANTHAROS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
WG
KANTHAROS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
KANTHAROS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
KANTHAROS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
KANTHAROS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
KANTHAROS (BOEOTIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
KANTHAROS (BOEOTIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KANTHAROS (ITALIOTE, BLACK GLAZE)
KANTHAROS, FRAGMENT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-400 to -300
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KANTHAROS (ETRUSCAN, IMPASTO)
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN)
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN)
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN)
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN)
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN)
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN)
KANTHAROS (BOEOTIAN)
KANTHAROS (BOEOTIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED GLAZE)
KANTHAROS (HELLENISTIC, BLACK GLAZE)
FIGURE VASE, KANTHAROS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
CLASS G by RICH
· -525 to -475
FIGURE VASE, KANTHAROS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
CLASS G by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
KANTHAROS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
KOMAST GROUP by BEAZLEY
· -600 to -550
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
KANTHAROS (BOEOTIAN GEOMETRIC)
chalice; kantharos
chalice; kantharos
chalice; kantharos
chalice; kantharos
chalice; kantharos
chalice; kantharos
chalice; kantharos
chalice; kantharos
chalice; kantharos
chalice; kantharos
chalice; kantharos
chalice; kantharos
chalice; kantharos
chalice; kantharos
chalice; kantharos
chalice; kantharos
chalice; kantharos
chalice; kantharos
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